IDB: corruption will remain in Latvia as long as officials abuse their power
Prevention of corruption is the combined task of many state institutions and although the results of the Corruption Perception Index published on 25…
Category: Politics
Lithuanian PM under police radar over compliance with respirator rule in events
Police in Lithuania is looking into, weather the mandatory rule of wearing respirators at indoor events has been complied with during an indoor…
Prosecutor protests not guilty verdict in digital television criminal case
On 11 January 2022 the prosecutor of the Office of the Prosecutor General’s Criminal Affairs Department Corruption Prevention Coordination Office submitted a protest…
Ukraine considers US diplomat family return call rightful, but excessive caution
Following the decision by the US to order the return of the diplomat families of the American Embassy in Kyiv pointing to a…
All detainees in Saeima deputy espionage case – former security service members
All of the people detained in the espionage case involving Latvian Saeima deputy Jānis Ādamsons are former operatives of Soviet and Latvian security…
Armenia to look for new President as Armen Sarkisian steps down
In the Caucasus region, the President of Armenia, Armen Sarkisian, has announced his resignation unexpectedly. The head of state pointed to lack of…
Week in Lithuania: ‘Q’, ‘X’ and ‘W’ allowed in IDs, ministry concerned about foreign investors’ over China
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN Last week, the top news in Lithuania were allowing letters ‘q’, ‘x’ and ‘w’ in personal identification documents,…
UK plans to lift virus restrictions in England
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the plans of the UK government to lift the epidemiological restrictions that are currently in place…
Austria to have both mandatory vaccination and lottery with EUR 500 vouchers
As Austria seeks to increase its Covid-19 vaccination coverage, its government has announced a lottery that would complement the EU country’s mandatory vaccination,…
